Morley South (ward)

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Morley South
Leeds UK ward map highlighting Morley South.svg
Morley South highlighted within Leeds
Population18,284 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
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Morley South is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in south west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Morley and west Tingley.

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Boundaries

The Morley South ward includes the majority of the civil parish of Morley, except for its north western section sitting in Morley North ward. The entire parish is also overseen by Morley Town Council.

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1973 Bernard Haydn (Lab)Ted Hewitt (Lab)Stuart Welham (Lab)
1975 Bernard Haydn (Lab)Ted Hewitt (Lab)Stuart Welham (Lab)
1976 Bernard Haydn (Lab)B. Broadbent (Con)Stuart Welham (Lab)
1978 Bernard Haydn (Lab)B. Broadbent (Con)Stuart Welham (Lab)
1979 Bernard Haydn (Lab)B. Broadbent (Con)Bryan North (Lab)
1980 Bernard Haydn (Lab)Keith Burnley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1982 Bernard Haydn (Lab)Keith Burnley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1983 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Keith Burnley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1984 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Keith Burnley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1986 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Keith Burnley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1987 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Keith Burnley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1988 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Keith Burnley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1990 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Keith Burnley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1991 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Keith Burnley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1992 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Keith Burnley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1994 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Sherry Bradley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1995 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Sherry Bradley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1996 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Sherry Bradley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1998 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Sherry Bradley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
1999 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Sherry Bradley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
2000 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Sherry Bradley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
2002 Ray Mitchell (Lab)Sherry Bradley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
2003 Debra Coupar (Lab) [lower-alpha 1] [4] Sherry Bradley (Lab)Bryan North (Lab)
2004 Judith Elliott (MBI) [5] Terry Grayshon (MBI) [6] Gareth Beevers (MBI)
2006 Judith Elliott (MBI)Terry Grayshon (MBI)Christopher Beverley (BNP) [7]
2007 Judith Elliott (MBI)Terry Grayshon (MBI)Christopher Beverley (BNP)
2008 Judith Elliott (MBI)Terry Grayshon (MBI)Christopher Beverley (BNP)
2010 Judith Elliott (MBI)Terry Grayshon (MBI)Shirley Varley (MBI) [8]
2011 Judith Elliott (MBI)Neil Dawson (Lab) [9] Shirley Varley (MBI)
2012 Judith Elliott (MBI)Neil Dawson (Lab)Shirley Varley (MBI)
2014 Judith Elliott MBE (MBI) [lower-alpha 2] Neil Dawson (Lab)Shirley Varley (MBI)
2015 Judith Elliott MBE (MBI)Neil Dawson (Lab)Shirley Varley (MBI)
2016 Judith Elliott MBE (MBI)Neil Dawson (Lab)Shirley Varley (MBI)
2018 Judith Elliott MBE (MBI)Neil Dawson (Lab)Wyn Kidger (MBI)
2019 Judith Elliott MBE (MBI)Neil Dawson (Lab)Wyn Kidger (MBI)
2021 Judith Elliott MBE (MBI)Jane Senior (MBI)Wyn Kidger (MBI)
2022 Oliver Newton* (MBI)Jane Senior* (MBI)Wyn Kidger* (MBI)
2023 Oliver Newton (MBI)Jane Senior (MBI)Wyn Kidger (MBI)
2024 Oliver Newton* (MBI)Jane Senior* (MBI)Wyn Kidger* (Ind)

  indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.

Elections since 2010

May 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Jane Senior* 2,221 38.0 −3.4
Labour Co-op Charlotte Hill1,82431.2+1.4
Conservative Alexander Giles5609.6−5.2
Green Chris Bell5218.9±0.0
Reform UK James Kendall4077.0New
Independent Phil Bennett1923.3New
Liberal Democrats Mihai Barticel931.6−2.2
SDP Nigel Perry80.1−0.7
Majority3976.8−4.7
Turnout 5,87832.4+4.7
Morley Borough Independents hold Swing -2.4

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independents Wyn Kidger* 2,094 41.4 +1.8
Labour Bailey Bradley1,51029.8−0.4
Conservative Charles George74914.8−4.8
Green Chris Bell4508.9+0.9
Liberal Democrats Mihai Barticel1913.8+1.5
SDP Andrew Martin410.8N/A
Majority58411.5+2.1
Turnout 5,06227.7−4.5
Morley Borough Independents hold Swing

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independents Oliver Newton 2,321 39.6 +6.5
Labour Bailey Bradley1,76930.2+4.9
Conservative Lalit Suryawanshi1,15019.6−7.7
Green Chris Bell4708.0−1.5
Liberal Democrats Penny Goodman1372.3+0.6
Majority5529.4+3.6
Turnout 5,85732.2−3.3
Morley Borough Independents hold Swing

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Jane Senior 2,127 33.1 −17.4
Conservative Michael Burnham1,75427.3+14.7
Labour Bailey Bradley1,68926.3+0.1
Green Chris Bell6089.5+2.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Richard Andrews1101.7−1.1
SDP Joshua Sturgeon1041.6N/A
Majority3735.8−18.5
Turnout 6,43135.5+8.0
Morley Borough Independent gain from Labour Swing

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Wyn Kidger* 2,403 50.5 +10.1
Labour Co-op Pete Compton1,24826.2−7.8
Conservative Lewis Jones60112.6−1.1
Green Chris Bell3757.9−1.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Richard Andrews1292.8+0.4
Majority1,14524.3+16.8
Turnout 4,81127.5−3.2
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing

May 2018

2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Judith Elliott* 2,500 40.4 −2.8
Labour Co-op Neil Dawson* 2,102 34.0 +5.5
Morley Borough Independent Wyn Kidger 2,082
Morley Borough Independent Robert Finnigan2,028
Labour Co-op Charlotte Hill1,799
Labour Co-op Luke Mitchell1,712
Conservative Rachel Oldham84813.7+2.9
Conservative Jermaine Sanwoolu698
Green Chris Bell5839.4+6.5
Conservative Jas Singh547
Liberal Democrats Raymond Smith1482.4+1.3
Majority3987.5−7.2
Turnout 5,30930.7−0.1
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing

May 2016

2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Judith Elliott* 2,188 43.2 +18.0
Labour Sarah Keig1,44528.5+2.0
UKIP David Kent68713.6−3.3
Conservative Jane Eastwood54710.8+10.0
Green Christopher Bell1452.9−0.8
Liberal Democrats Aqila Choudhry551.1−0.9
Majority74314.7+9.3
Turnout 5.06730.8
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing

May 2015

2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Dawson* 3,071 30.5 −2.9
Morley Borough Independent Wyn Kidger2,52325.0−7.6
Conservative Kathleen Tempest2,09620.8+9.2
UKIP Lindon Dove1,70816.9+16.9
Green Claire Hawker3703.7+3.7
Liberal Democrats John Durno MacArthur2032.0−0.8
TUSC Neil Cussons1071.1+1.1
Majority5485.4+4.6
Turnout 10,07860.3
Labour hold Swing +2.4

May 2014

2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Shirley Varley* 1,967
Labour Mark Sewards1,293
UKIP Lindon Dove1,279
Conservative Kathleen Tempest489
Green Bluebell Eikonoklastes116
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Gagen71
TUSC Neil Cussons51
Majority674
Turnout 5,26631.93
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Judith Elliott* 2,690 50.0 +17.4
Labour Kathryn Rose1,50728.0−5.5
English Democrat Chris Beverley81115.1−4.5
Conservative John McKee3767.0−4.6
Majority1,18322.0+21.2
Turnout 5,384
Morley Borough Independent hold Swing +11.4

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Dawson 2,129 33.4 +9.9
Morley Borough Independent Terry Grayshon*2,07632.6+5.9
English Democrat Chris Beverley1,24519.6+19.6
Conservative Neil Hunt73611.6−6.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Jacques1802.8−8.0
Majority530.8−2.4
Turnout 6,36638
Labour gain from Morley Borough Independent Swing +2.0

May 2010

2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Morley Borough Independent Shirley Varley 2,837 26.7 −17.0
Labour Rob Wilkinson2,49723.5+10.1
BNP Chris Beverley*2,24621.2−7.5
Conservative Andrew Haigh1,88017.7+9.4
Liberal Democrats Rowena Skinner1,14910.8+7.6
Majority3403.2−11.9
Turnout 10,60964.2+26.5
Morley Borough Independent gain from BNP Swing -13.5

Notes

  1. Coupar lost her seat at the next election in 2004. She was elected to council again in 2006 for Middleton Park ward, stepping down in 2010. Coupar went on to be elected as a Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward councillor in the 2013 by-election and has represented Temple Newsam ward since 2016.
  2. Elliott was awarded an MBE in the 2012 Birthday Honours. [10]

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